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United  States  Department :  ei 

OFFICE  OF  EXPERIMENT  STATIONS, 
A.  C.  True,  Director. 


ORGANIZATION,  WORK,    AND   PUBLICATIONS   OF   IRRIGATION 
INVESTIGATIONS. 

STAFF. 

Samuel  Fortier,  Chief. 

R.  P.  Teele,  Editorial  Assistant  and  Acting  Chief  in  absence  of  the  Chief. 

IRRIGATION    ENGINEERS    AND   IRRIGATION   MANAGERS. 

A.  P.  Stover,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Oregon. 

C.  E.  Tait,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Imperial  Valley  and  Arizona. 

F.  W.  Roeding,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  California. 

S.  O.  Jayne,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Washington. 

W.  W.  McLaughlin,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  work  in  Utah. 

P.  E.  Fuller,  Irrigation  Engineer,  in  charge  of  windmill  investigations. 

0.  W.  Bryant,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Colorado  and  Wyoming. 

W.  L.  Rockwell,  Irrigation  Manager,  in  charge  of  work  in  Texas. 

ASSISTANT   IRRIGATION    ENGINEERS. 

V.  M.  Cone,  H.  I.  Moore,  and  F.  L.  Bixby. 

COLLABORATORS. 

O.  V.  P.  Stout,  University  of  Nebraska,  in  charge  of  work  in  Nebraska. 

Burton  P.  Fleming,  New  Mexico  Agricultural  College,  in  charge  of  work  in  New 
Mexico. 

Gordon  H.  True,  University  of  Nevada,  in  charge  of  work  in  Nevada. 

Elias  Nelson,  Idaho  Agricultural  College,  in  charge  of  work  in  Idaho. 

W.  B.  Gregory,  Tulane  University  of  Louisiana,  in  charge  of  rice  irrigation  in 
Louisiana  and  Texas. 

Herbert  T.  Nowell,  University  of  Wyoming,  studies  of  duty  of  water  in 
Wyoming. 

irrigation  farmers. 

John  Gordon,  R.  G.  Hemphill,  W.  H.  Lauck,  R.  E.  Mahoney,  and  John  Krall. 

SCOPE  OF  THE  WORK. 

The  Irrigation  Investigations  of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations 
are  governed  by  the  following  clause  of  the  act  making  appropria- 
tion for  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  for  the  year  ending 
June  30,  1908: 

Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations. — To  enable  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture to  investigate  and  report  upon  the  laws  of  the  States  and  Territories  as  affecting 
irrigation  and  the  rights  of  appropriators  and  of  riparian  proprietors  and  institutions 

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relating  to  irrigation  and  upon  the  use  of  irrigation  waters,  at  home  and  abroad,  with 
especial  suggestions  of  the  best  methods  for  the  utilization  of  irrigation  waters  in  agri- 
culture, and  upon  plans  for  the  removal  of  seepage  and  surplus  waters  by  drainage  and 
upon  the  use  of  different  kinds  of  power  and  appliances  for  irrigation  and  drainage, 
and  for  the  preparation,  printing,  and  illustration  of  reports  and  bulletins  on  irriga- 
tion and  drainage,  including  employment  of  labor  in  the  city  of  Washington  or  else- 
where, and  all  necessary  expenses,  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars. 

The  purpose  of  the  Irrigation  Investigations  is  a  better  use  of  the 
water  supply  in  those  sections  of  the  country  where  irrigation  is 
practiced.     The  work  is  divided  into  three  general  classes: 

(1)  The  study  of  the  adaptation  of  the  laws  and  other  institutions 
governing  the  use  of  water  to  the  needs  of  the  agricultural  industry. 

(2)  Scientific  and  technical  investigations  of  losses  of  irrigation 
water  by  evaporation,  see  page,  and  in  distribution;  of  the  relation 
of  irrigation  to  the  quantity  and  quality  of  crops;  of  the  adaptation 
of  methods  of  applying  water  to  soils  and  crops;  and  of  the  measure- 
ment, distribution,  storage,  and  pumping  of  water  for  irrigation. 

(3)  The  collecting  and  publishing  of  practical  information  re- 
garding irrigation  practice. 

PUBLICATIONS. 

[Corrected  to  March  1,  1908.] 

The  Farmers'  Bulletins  in  the  following  list  are  for  free  distribu- 
tion. The  publications  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  can  not  b>e  fur- 
nished from  this  Office,  but  may  be  obtained  from  the  Superintendent 
of  Documents,  Government  Printing  Office,  Washington,  D.  C,  by 
payment  of  the  price  given;  postage  stamps  and  personal  checks  are 
not  accepted.  The  bulletins  and  circulars  of  this  Office  not  marked 
with  the  asterisk  will  be  furnished  free,  so  long  as  they  are  available, 
to  libraries,  educational  institutions,  the  press,  State  and  foreign  offi- 
cials connected  with  agriculture,  exchanges,  and  such  persons  as  are 
in  active  cooperation  with  the  Department  or  render  tangible  service 
in  its  work.  Other  persons  can  obtain  these  from  the  Superintendent 
of  Documents. 

farmers'  bulletins. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  116. — Irrigation  in  Fruit  Growing.     By  E.  J. 

Wickson,  M.  A.,  Professor  of  Agricultural  Practice,  University  of 

California,  and  Horticulturist  of  the  California  Experiment  Station. 

Pp.  48,  figs.  8. 

A  statement  of  the  relations  of  irrigation  to  fruit  production,  and  of  irrigation 

methods  as  they  have  been  demonstrated  by  Pacific  coast  experience. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  No.  138. — Irrigation  in  Field  and  Garden.     By  E.  J. 

Wickson,  M.  A.     Pp.  40,  figs.  18. 

This  bulletin  discusses  the  subject  from  the  standpoint  of  the  individual  farmer, 

and  contains  instructions  on  the  determination  of  ditch  levels,  the  measurement  of 

small  streams,  sources  of  water  supply  and  their  use,  the  distribution  of  irrigation 

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water,  methods  of  applying  water,  the  choice  of  an  irrigation  method,  and  the  time 
for  the  application  of  water. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  Xo.  158. — How  to  Build  Small  Irrigation  Ditches. 
By  C.  T.  Johnston  and  J.  D.  Stannard,  Assistants  in  Irrigation 
Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  28,  figs.  9. 

This  is  a  reprint  of  an  article  in  the  Yearbook  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture 
for  1900,  entitled  "Practical  Irrigation,"  giving  methods  for  laying  out  and  building 
small  irrigating  ditches,  using  only  such  implements  as  are  found  on  most  farms  or 
can  easily  be  made  by  the  farmer. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  Xo.  263. — Practical  Information  for  Beginners  in 
Irrigation.     By  S.  Fortier.     Pp.  40,  figs.  25. 

This  gives  suggestions  as  to  the  selection  of  an  irrigated  farm,  the  acquirement  of 
a  water  right,  the  preparation  of  land  for  irrigation,  the  construction  of  farm  ditches, 
and  the  application  of  water  to  crops. 

Farmers'  Bulletin  Xo.  277. — The  Use  of  Alcohol  and  Gasoline  in 
Farm  Engines.  By  C.  E.  Lucke  and  S.  M.  Woodward.  Pp.  40, 
figs.  12. 

This  gives  the  general  results  of  experiments  in  the  use  of  alcohol  in  the  ordi- 
nary internal  combustion  engines  on  the  American  market,  with  some  discussion  of 
foreign  experiments. 

BULLETINS. 

*Bulletin  Xo.  36. — Xotes  on  Irrigation  in  Connecticut  and  Xew 
Jersey.  By  C.  S.  Phelps,  B.  S.,  and  Edward  B.  Voorhees,  ^NJ.  A. 
Pp.  64,  figs.  7.     Price  5  cents. 

This  bulletin  discusses  the  need,  methods,  and  history  of  irrigation  in  Connecti- 
cut, irrigation  plants  in  use  in  Connecticut,  experiments  on  the  effect  of  irrigation  on 
strawberries,  and  suggestions  regarding  irrigation;  the  need  of  irrigation  in  New  Jer- 
sey; amount  of  water  necessary,  storage  of  water,  seepage,  cost  of  irrigation,  areas 
capable  of  being  watered  by  gravity,  irrigation  by  pumping,  irrigation  by  wells, 
warping,  water  meadows,  total  area  irrigable,  estimated  cost  of  irrigation  and  sugges- 
tions for  small  plants,  use  of  irrigation  in  New  Jersey,  possibility  of  pumping  large 
quantities  of  water  from  wells  for  irrigating  purposes,  and  irrigation  experiments  in 
New  Jersey. 

*Bulletin  Xo.  58. — Water  Rights  on  the  Missouri  River  and  its  Trib- 
utaries.    By  Elwood  Mead,  State  Engineer  of  Wyoming.     With 
papers  on  the  Water  Laws  of  Colorado,  by  John  E.  Field,  State 
Engineer;  and  of  Xebraska,  by  J.  M.  Wilson,  State  Engineer.     Pp. 
80,  maps  3,  figs.  4.     Price  10  cents. 
A  discussion  of  the  irrigation  laws  which  control  the  diversion  and  use  of  water 
from  the  Missouri  River  and  its  tributaries.     The  region  covered  in  this  discussion 
includes  Colorado,  Kansas,  Montana,  Nebraska,  North  Dakota,  South  Dakota,  Wyo- 
ming, and  the  Northwest  Territories  of  Canada. 

*Bulletin  Xo.  60. — Abstract  of  Laws  for  Acquiring  Titles  to  Water 
from  the  Missouri  River  and  its  Tributaries,  with  the  Legal  Forms 
in  Use.  Compiled  by  Elwood  Mead,  State  Engineer  of  Wyoming. 
Pp.  77.     Price  10  cents. 

Includes  abstracts  of  laws  and  legal  forms  in  use  in  Colorado,  Kansas,  Montana, 
Nebraska,  South  Dakota,  Wyoming,  and  the  Northwest  Territories  of  Canada. 

Bulletin  Xo.  70. — Water-right  Problems  of  Bear  River.  By  Clarence 
T.  Johnston  and  Joseph  A.  Breckons.  Pp.  40,  pis.  9.  Price  15 
cents. 

Presents  some  of  the  water-right  complications  of  interstate  streams  as  illustrated 
on  Bear  River.  The  bulletin  discusses  the  water  supply  of  the  river  and  its  diver- 
sion, the  controversies  which  have  arisen  regarding  water  rights,  and  the  need  of  uni- 
form laws. 

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^Bulletin  No.  73. — Irrigation  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  States.  By 
J.  C.  Ulrich.     Pp.  64,  pis.  10.     Price  10  cents. 

Explains  the  agricultural  conditions  prevailing  and  the  methods  of  acquiring  and 
using  water  for  irrigation  practiced  in  that  portion  of  the  arid  region  covered  more 
particularly  by  the  States  of  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  Idaho,  and  Montana,  in  which 
the  conditions  and  methods  are  somewhat  similar. 

^Bulletin  No.  81. — The  Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Wyoming  and 
its  Relation  to  the  Ownership  and  Distribution  of  the  Natural  Sup- 
ply. By  B.  C.  Buffum,  M.  S.,  Professor  of  Agriculture  and  Horti- 
culture, University  of  Wyoming,  and  Vice-Director  of  Wyoming 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station.     Pp.  56,  pis.  8.     Price  10  cents. 

This  bulletin  reports  experiments  on  the  duty  of  water  for  different  crops  in 
Wyoming,  and  discusses  the  application  and  measurement  of  water,  conditions  affect- 
ing duty,  and  continuous  flow  as  a  basis  of  appropriation. 

^Bulletin  No.   86. — The   Use   of  Water    in    Irrigation.     Report   of 
Investigations  made  in   1899,  under  the  supervision  of  Elwood 
Mead,  Expert  in  Charge,  and  C.  T.  Johnston,  Assistant.     Pp.  263, 
pis.  50,  figs.  18.     Price  30  cents. 
This  bulletin  explains  the  methods  in  use  in  the  arid  States  in  the  distribution  and 
use  of  water  in  irrigation.     It  gives  a  large  number  of  measurements  made  to  determine 
the  duty  of  water  and  the  losses  by  seepage  and  evaporation  from  canals,  and  discusses 
the  methods  by  which  the  water  supply  may  be  more  effectively  and  economically 
utilized  in  the  production  of  crops.     Separates  of  the  different  articles  of  this  bulletin 
have  been  reprinted  as  follows: 
Parti. 

Discussion  of  Investigations,  by  Elwood  Mead. 

Computation  of  Discharge  Records  and  Preparation  of  Diagrams,  by  C.  T.  Johnston. 
*Part  2. 

Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Texas. 

Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  the  Pecos  Valley,  New  Mexico,  by  W.  M.  Reed. 
Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Arizona,  by  W.  H.  Code. 
Duty  of  Water  under  Gage  Canal,  Riverside,  Cal.,  by  W.  Irving. 
*Part  3. 

Duty  of  Water  in  Nebraska,  by  O.  V.  P.  Stout. 

Duty  of  Water  under  the  Amity  Canal,  Arkansas  River,  Colorado,  by  Thomas 

Berry. 
Duty  of  Water  in  Wyoming,  by  C.  T.  Johnston. 
Duty  of  Water  in  Gallatin  Valley,  Montana,  by  Samuel  Fortier. 
Duty  of  Water  on  Big  Cottonwood  Creek,  Utah,  by  R.  C.  Gemmell. 
Duty  of  Water  under  the  Logan  and  Richmond  Canal,  Logan  River,  Utah,  by 

George  L.  Swendsen. 
Duty  of  Water  as  Related  to  the  Irrigation  Problems  of  the  Boise  Valley,  Idaho, 
by  D.  W.  Ross. 
Separates. 
*Duty  of  Water  in  the  Gallatin  Valley,  Montana,  by  Samuel  Fortier. 
Irrigation  in  Utah,  by  R.  C.  Gemmell  and  George  L.  Swendsen. 

^Bulletin  No.  87. — Irrigation  in  New  Jersey.     By  Edward  B.  Voor- 
hees,  M.  A.,  Director,  New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Sta- 
tions,   and   Professor   of  Agriculture,    Rutgers   College.     Pp.   40, 
figs.  5.     Price  5  cents. 
Results  of  experiments  conducted  for  the  purpose  of  determining  whether  irri- 
gation during  short  periods  of  drought  in  regions  where  the  rainfall  is  usually  suffi- 
cient for  the  maximum  growth  of  crops  will  sufficiently  increase  the  yield  to  pay  for 
the  works  necessary  to  obtain  the  supply  of  water. 

^Bulletin  No.  90. — Irrigation  in  Hawaii.  By  Walter  Maxwell,  Ph.  D., 
Director  and  Chief  Chemist,  Hawaiian  Experiment  Station.  Pp. 
48,  pis.  6,  figs.  3.     Price  10  cents. 

Discusses  the  climatic,  soil,  and  other  conditions  as  affecting  irrigation  in  Hawaii, 
and  gives  the  results  of  irrigation  experiments,  especially  with  sugar  cane,  carried  on 
by  the  author  for  a  number  of  years. 

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Bulletin  No.  92. — The  Reservoir  System  of  the  Cache  la  Poudre  Val- 
ley.    By  E.  S.  Xettleton.     Pp.  48,  pis.  14.     Price  15  cents. 

A  description  of  the  reservoir  system  of  the  Cache  la  Poudre  Valley,  showing 
the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  the  construction  of  reservoirs  for  the  storage  of  water 
for  irrigation. 

*Bulletin  Xo.  96. — Irrigation  Laws  of  the  Northwest  Territories  of 
Canada  and  Wyoming,  with  discussions  by  J.  S.  Dennis,  Deputy 
Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  Canada,  and  Fred  Bond,  State 
Engineer  of  Wyoming,  and  J.  M.  Wilson,  Agent  and  Expert,  Irri- 
gation Investigations  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  90, 
frontispiece,  pis.  5.     Price  10  cents. 

Texts  of  the  irrigation  laws  of  the  Northwest  Territories  of  Canada  and  Wyo- 
ming, with  the  regulations,  forms,  and  methods  of  procedure  adopted  in  the  admin- 
istration of  these  laws,  and  a  discussion  of  the  principles  underlying  the  laws  and 
methods  followed  in  their  enforcement. 

♦Bulletin  Xo.  100. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  in  California, 
under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge.  Pp.  411, 
pis.  29,  figs.  16.     Price,  paper,  90  cents;  cloth,  $1.25. 

This  report  deals  with  investigations  carried  on  during  the  summer  of  1900  in 
cooperation  with  the  California  Water  and  Forest  Association.  In  addition  to  a 
review  of  the  agricultural  situation  in  the  State,  it  presents  a  comprehensive  discus- 
sion of  the  water  laws  and  customs  under  which  irrigation  is  practiced  in  California 
as  typified  by  the  conditions  in  Honey  Lake  Basin,  and  on  Yuba  River,  Cache  Creek, 
Salinas  River,  San  Joaquin  River,  Kings  River,  Los  Angeles  River.  Sweetwater 
River,  and  San  Jacinto  River.  Separates  of  the  different  articles  of  this  report  have 
been  printed,  as  follows: 

The  Agricultural  Situation  in  California,  by  Elwood  Mead. 

*The  Irrigation  Problems  of  Honey  Lake  Basin,  California,  by  William  E.  Sraythe. 

*Features  and  Water  Rights  of  Yuba  River,  California,  by  Marsden  Manson. 

^Irrigation  Investigations  on  Cache  Creek,  by  J.  M.  Wilson. 

^Report  on  Irrigation  Problems  in  the  Salinas  Valley,  by  CD.  Marx. 

irrigation  from  the  San  Joaquin  River,  by  Frank  Soule. 

*Water  Appropriation  from  Kings  River,  by  C.  E.  Grunsky. 

A  Study  of  Water  Rights  on  the  Los  Angeles  River,  California,  by  Edward  M. 
Boggs. 

Problems  of  Water  Storage  on  Torrential  Streams  of  Southern  California  as  Typi- 
fied by  Sweetwater  and  San  Jacinto  Rivers,  by  James  D.  Schuyler. 

♦Bulletin  Xo.  104. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1900, 
under  the  supervision  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of  Irri- 
gation Investigations.     Pp.  334,  pis.  25,  figs.  29.     Price  50  cents. 

This  report  covers  the  second  year  of  investigations  relating  especially  to  the 
duty  of  water.  The  reports  of  the  field  agents  contain  also  a  large  amount  of  infor- 
mation on  laws  and  customs,  agricultural  methods,  crop  returns,  and  other  subjects 
related  to  irrigation.  A  progress  report  on  the  quantities  of  silt  carried  by  a  number 
of  southern  rivers  is  also  contained  in  this  volume.  The  report  has  been  reprinted  in 
separates,  as  follows: 
Part  1. 

Review  of  the  Work,  by  Elwood  Mead. 

Discussion  of  Investigations,  by  C.  T.  Johnston. 
*Part  2. 

Irrigation  from  Pecos  River  and  its  Tributaries.  New  Mexico,  by  W.  M.  Reed. 

Irrigation  in  the  Salt  River  Valley,  Arizona,  by  W.  H.  Code. 

Duty  of  Water  under  the  Gage  Canal,  Riverside,  Cal.,  1900,  by  W.  Irving. 
Part  3. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  Nevada,  by  J.  M.  Wilson. 

Water  Administration  in  Utah,  by  R.  C.  Gemmell. 

Irrigation  under  Canals  from  Logan  River,  Utah,  by  George  L.  Swendsen. 

Irrigation  under  the  Great  Eastern  Canal,  Platte  County,  Xebr..  1900,  by  O.  V.  P. 
Stout. 

Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  at  Wheatland,  Wyo.,  by  C.  T.  Johnston. 

Duty  of  Water  in  Idaho,  by  D.  W.  Ross. 

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Part  4. 
Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington,  by  0.  L.  Waller. 
Irrigation  Investigations  in  Montana,  1900,  by  Samuel  Fortier. 
Progress  Report  on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle. 

^Bulletin  No.  105. — Irrigation  in  the  United  States.  Testimony  of 
Elwood  Mead,  Irrigation  Expert  in  Charge,  before  the  United 
States  Industrial  Commission,  June  11  and  12,  1901.  Pp.  47,  pis. 
12,  fig.  1.     Price  15  cents. 

The  statement  made  before  the  Industrial  Commission  deals  chiefly  with  the  legal 
status  of  irrigation,  touching  on  State  control,  national  aid  to  irrigation,  and  the  dis- 
posal of  the  public  grazing  lands.  The  necessity  and  possibility  of  storage  are  also 
discussed. 

Bulletin  Xo.  108. — Irrigation  Practice  Among  Fruit  Growers  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  By  E.  J.  Wickson,  M.  A.,  Professor  of  Agricultural 
Practice,  University  of  California,  and  Horticulturist  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  Pp.  54,  pis.  10,  figs.  7. 
Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  gives  the  results  of  a  special  investigation  into  the  conditions, 

extent,  and  methods  of  irrigation  as  practiced  among  fruit  growers  of  the  Pacific 

coast. 

Bulletin  No.  1 13. — Irrigation  of  Rice  in  the  United  States.  By  Frank 
Bond  and  George  H.  Keeney,  Agents  and  Experts,  Irrigation  Inves- 
tigations, under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of 
Irrigation  Investigations.     Pp.  77,  pis.  28,  figs.  10.     Price  10  cents. 

In  this  bulletin  Mr.  Bond  describes  the  rice  industry  of  Louisiana  and  Texas  and 
gives  measurements  of  the  quantities  of  water  used  in  irrigating  rice.  The  laws  relat- 
ing to  irrigation  of  the  two  States  dealt  with  are  also  discussed.  Mr.  Keeney's  report 
covers  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  and  Georgia,  and  is  almost  wholly  descriptive. 

*Bulletin  No.  118. — Irrigation  from  Big  Thompson  River.  By  John 
E.  Field,  Assistant  State  Engineer  of  Colorado.  Pp.  75,  pis.  5, 
fig.  1.     Price  10  cents. 

This  is  a  study  of  the  water  laws  of  Colorado  as  illustrated  by  irrigation  from 
Big  Thompson  River.  Mr.  Field  discusses  more  particularly  the  " water  loaning" 
law. 

*  Bulletin  No.    119. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for   1901, 
under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions.    Pp.  401,  pis.  64,  figs.  12.     Price  50  cents. 
This  is  the  third  of  the  annual  reports  of  the  Irrigation  Investigations  of  this 
Office.     It  deals  chiefly  with  the  duty  of  water,  but  contains  also  reports  from  four 
stations  in  the  humid  States,  where  irrigation  is  not  a  necessity,  but  a  means  of 
increasing  the  returns  from  farm  lands;  a  report  on  the  underground  water  supply 
of  the  San  Bernardino  Valley,  California,  and  the  second  progress  report  on  silt 
measurements.     This  report  has  been  reprinted  in  four  parts  in  the  form  of  separates, 
as  follows: 
Part  1. 

Summary  of  Results,  by  R.  P.  Teele. 
Irrigation  in  New  Mexico,  by  W.  M.  Reed. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  Salt  River  Valley,  Arizona,  by  W.  H.  Code. 
Irrigation  at  the  Arizona  Experiment  Station  Farm,  by  A.  J.  McClatchie. 
Part  2. 
Subterranean  Water  Supply  of  the  San  Bernardino  Valley,  California,  by  E.  W. 

Hilgard. 
Duty  of  Water  under  Gage  Canal,  Riverside,  Cal.,  by  W.  Irving. 
Use  of  Water  in  Irrigation  in  Washington,  by  O.  L.  Waller. 
Part  3. 
The  Distribution  of  Water  from  Canals  in  Idaho,  by  D.  W.  Ross. 
Investigations  in  Montana,  1901,  by  Samuel  Fortier. 
Irrigation  in  Bear  River  Valley,  Utah,  by  Arthur  P.  Stover. 
Irrigation  in  Grand  and  Arkansas  Valleys,  Colorado,  by  Arthur  P.  Stover. 

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Irrigation  under  the  Great  Eastern  Canal,  Loup  River,  Nebraska,  by  G.  V.  P. 

Stout. 
Irrigation  at  the  Missouri  State  Experiment  Station,  by  H.  J.  Waters. 
Irrigation  Experiments  in  Wisconsin,  1901,  by  F.  H.  King. 
Irrigation  in  New  Jersey,  1901,  by  E.  B.  Voorhees. 
Second  Progress  Report  on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle. 

Bulletin  No.  124. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Utah, 
under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions, Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Including  General  Discus- 
sion of  Irrigation  in  Utah,  and  Irrigation  from  Jordan  River,  by 
R.  P.  Teele;  Irrigation  in  Utah  Lake  Drainage  System,  by  A.  P. 
Stover;  The  Spanish  Fork  River  Irrigation  System,  by  A.  F. 
Doremus;  Irrigation  in  the  Weber  Valley,  by  Jay  D.  Stannard; 
Agriculture  Under  Irrigation  in  the  Basin  of  Virgin  River,  and 
Court  Adjudications  of  Water  Rights  on  Sevier  River,  by  Frank 
Adams;  and  Appropriations  of  Water  from  Logan  River,  by 
George  L.  Swendsen.  Pp.  330,  pis.  19,  figs.  2.  Price  $1.10. 
A  detailed  study  of  the  irrigation  laws,  institutions,  and  practice  of  Utah. 

Bulletin  Xo.  130. — Egyptian  Irrigation.     By  Clarence  T.  Johnston, 
Assistant  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment 
Stations.    Pp.  100,  pis.  24,  figs.  9.    Price  30  cents. 
This  is  a  study  of  the  irrigation  laws  and  practices  in  Egypt,  made  with  special 

reference  to  suggestions  for  improvements  in  American  irrigation. 

*Bulletin  No.  131. — Plans  of  Structures  in  Use  on  Irrigation  Canals  in 
the  United  States,  prepared  under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead, 
Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations. 
Pp.  51,  pis.  22.    Price  60  cents. 

This  is  an  album  of  plans  for  irrigation  structures,  designed  by  leading  irrigation 
engineers  of  the  West,  made  from  drawings  exhibited  at  Paris  in  1900  and  at  Buffalo 
in  1901. 

*  Bulletin  No.  133. — Report  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1902, 
under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions, Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  266,  pis.  12,  figs.  16. 
Price  25  cents. 

This  bulletin  gives  the  result  of  the  fourth  season's  investigations  of  the  prob- 
lems of  irrigation,  the  results  obtained  in  similar  investigations  in  previous  years 
being  reported  in  Bulletins  86,  104,  and  119  of  this  Office,  noted  above.     This  bulle- 
tin has  been  reprinted  in  three  parts  as  separates,  as  follows: 
Part  1. 

Irrigation  in  Mountain  Water  District,  Salt  Lake  County,  Utah,  by  E.  R.  Morgan. 

The  Use  of  Water  from  the  Wood  Rivers,  Idaho,  by  J.  D.  Stannard. 
Part  2. 

Irrigation  Investigations  on  Sand  Creek,  Wyoming,  by  B.  P.  Fleming. 

Irrigation  in  Washington,  by  O.  L.  Waller. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  Montana.  1902,  by  S.  Fortier. 

Irrigation  Systems  on  Stony  Creek,  California,  by  W.  T.  Clarke  and  C.  W.  Landis. 

Irrigation  in  the  Black  Hills.  South  Dakota,  by  A.  B.  Crane. 
Part  3. 

Rice  Irrigation  in  Louisiana  and  Texas,  by  Frank  Bond. 

Third  Progress  Report  on  Silt  Measurements,  Texas,  by  J.  C.  Nagle. 

Irrigation  Experiments  at  the  Missouri  Experiment  Station,  by  H.  J.  Waters. 

Irrigation  in  Wisconsin  in  1902,  by  A.  R.  Whitson. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  New  Jersey,  1902,  by  E.  B.  Voorhees. 

The  Use  of  Pumps  for  Irrigation  in  Hawaii,  by  Jared  G.  Smith. 

Bulletin  No.  134. — Storage  of  Water  on  Cache  la  Poudre  and  Big 
Thompson  Rivers.     By  C.  E.  Tait,  Assistant  in  Irrigation  Inves- 

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tigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  100,  pis.  5,  figs.  10. 
Price  10  cents. 

This  bulletin  gives  details  of  areas,  capacities,  and  construction  of  reservoirs  in 
northern  Colorado,  and  the  profits  from  their  use. 

Bulletin  No.   140. — Acquirement  of  Water  Rights  in  the  Arkansas 
Valley,  Colorado.     By  J.  S.  Greene,  ex-State  Engineer  of  Colorado. 
Pp.  83,  pi.  1,  fig.  1.     Price  5  cents. 
This  bulletin  discusses  the  water  laws  of  Colorado  and  the  provisions  of  water- 
right  contracts  in  relation  to  the  physical  conditions  of  the  Arkansas  Valley  of  Colo- 
rado.    It  is  intended  to  give  settlers  an  understanding  of  the  points  which  should 
be  looked  into  before  they  take  steps  toward  acquiring  water  rights.     It  is  also  believed 
to  be  of  value  to  students  of  irrigation  institutions. 

Bulletin  No.  144. — Irrigation  in  Northern  Italy — Part  I.  By  Elwood 
Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment 
Stations.     Pp.  100,  frontispiece,  pis.  17,  figs.  14.     Price  20  cents. 

This  is  the  first  of  three  .bulletins  to  be  published  giving  the  results  of  a  study  of 
Italian  irrigation  practice,  laws,  and  institutions.  The  study  was  made  solely  from 
the  standpoint  of  getting  suggestions  for  improvements  in  our  American  systems,  and 
it  was  found  that  we  could  learn  much  from  Italy.  The  first  bulletin  contains  reports 
on  irrigation  in  Lombardy  and  Piedmont.     (See  Bulletins  190  and  192.) 

Bulletin  No.  145. — Preparing  Land  for  Irrigation  and   Methods  of 
Applying  Water.     Prepared  by  the  Agents  of  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions.    Pp.  84,  pis.  7,  figs.  33.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  gives  descriptions  of  methods  of  removing  sagebrush,  of  smoothing 

land,  of  laying  out  fields  for  different  systems  of  applying  water,  and  of  the  different 

systems  of  applying  water.     The  various  methods  are  compared  as  to  cost  and 

efficiency. 

*Bulletin  No.  146. — Current  Wheels:  Their  Use  in  Lifting  Water  for 
Irrigation.  Prepared  in  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations,  Irriga- 
tion Investigations.     Pp.  38,  pis.  4,  figs.  21.     Price  10  cents. 

Drawings  and  photographs  of  a  large  number  of  wheels  used  for  raising  water 
from  streams  are  given,  accompanied  by  descriptions,  statements  of  cost,  and  discus- 
sions of  efficiency.     A  general  discussion  of  the  theory  of  current  wheels  is  also  given. 

Bulletin  No.   148. — Report  on  Irrigation  Investigations  in  Humid 

Sections  of  the  United  States  in   1903,   under  the  direction  of 

Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations.     Pp.  45,  pis.  3. 

Price  10  cents. 

This  bulletin  contains  descriptions  of  several  irrigation  plants  in  market  gardens 

near  the  large  eastern  cities,  and  reports  of  experiments  with  irrigation  in  New  Jersey 

and  Missouri;  also  a  report  on  irrigation  in  the  artesian  basin  of  South  Dakota. 

Bulletin  No.  157. — Water  Rights  on  Interstate  Streams:  The  Platte 
River  and  Tributaries.     By  R.  P.  Teele  and  Elwood  Mead.     Pp. 
118,  pis.  4,  figs.  3.     Price  10  cents. 
The  Platte  River  and  its  tributaries  lie  within  three  States — Colorado,  Wyoming, 
and  Nebraska.     The  one  source  of  supply  is  therefore  subject  to  the  laws  of  three 
States.     This  report  is  a  discussion  of  the  rights  to  water  from  this  source  of  supply, 
as  they  have  arisen  under  the  laws  and  physical  conditions  in  the  three  States.     Mr. 
Teele  gives  the  results  of  the  fieldwork  and   Doctor  Mead  a  general  discussion  of 
water  laws.     These  have  been  printed  as  separates,  which  are  available  for  distribu- 
tion. 

*Bulletin  No.  158. — Annual  Report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Inves- 
tigations, under  the  direction  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation 
and  Drainage  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations.  Pp. 
755,  pis.  12,figs.l29. 

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This  is  the  general  report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations  in  1904.     The 
complete  report  was  issued  in  limited  edition,  which  is  now  exhausted,  but  it  has 
been  reprinted  in  form  of  nine  separates  for  free  distribution,  as  follows: 
Separate  No.  1. 

Review  of  the  Irrigation  Work  of  the  Year  1904,  by  It.  P.  Teele. 
Separate  No.  2. 

Irrigation  in  Santa  Clara  Valley,  California,  by  S.  Foriier. 

Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumping  Plants  Used  for  Irrigation,  by  J.  N.  Le  Conte. 
Separate  No.  3. 

The  Distribution  and  Use  of  Water  in  Modesto  and  Turlock  Irrigation  Districts, 
California,  by  Frank  Adams. 

Relation  of  Irrigation  to  Yield,  Size,  Quality,  and  Commercial  Suitability  of 
Fruits,  by  E.  J.  Wickson.' 

Irrigation  Conditions  in  Imperial  Valley,  California,  by  J.  E.  Roadhouse. 
*Separate  No.  4. 

Irrigation  in  Klamath  County,  Oreg.,  by  F.  L.  Kent. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington,  by  0.  L.  Waller. 

Irrigation  Conditions  in  Raft  River  Water  District,  Idaho,  1904,  by  W.  F.  Bart- 
lett. 
Separate  No.  5. 

Irrigation  Investigations  at  New  Mexico  Experiment  Station,  Mesilla  Park,  1904, 
by  J.  J.  Vernon. 

Irrigation  Investigations  in  Western  Texas,  by  Harvey  Culbertson. 

Pumping  Plants  in  Texas,  by  C.  E.  Tait. 
Separate  No.  6. 

Irrigation  in  Southern  Texas,  by  Aug.  J.  Bowie,  jr. 
*Separate  No.  7. 

Rice  Irrigation  in  Louisiana  and  Texas  in  1903  and  1904,  by  W.  B.  Gregory. 

Rice  Irrigation  on  the  Prairie  Land  of  Arkansas,  by  C.  E.  Tait. 
^Separate  No.  8. 

Irrigation  Experiments  at  Fort  Hays,  Kans.,  1903  and  1904,  by  J.  G.  Haney. 

Irrigation  near  Garden  City,  Kans.,  1904,  by  A.  B.  Collins  and  A.  E.  Wright. 

Pumping  Plants  in  Colorado,  Nebraska,  and  Kansas,  by  O.  V.  P.  Stout. 

Irrigation  near  Rockyford,  Colo.,  1904,  by  A.  E.  Wright. 

The  Irrigation  and  Drainage  of  Cranberry  Marshes  in  Wisconsin,  by  A.  R.Whitson. 

Bulletin  No.  167. — Irrigation  in  the  North  Atlantic  States.  By  Aug. 
J.  Bowie,  jr.     Pp.  50,  figs.  7.     Price  10  cents. 

This  report  contains  descriptions  of  a  large  number  of  small  irrigation  plants  in 
Maryland,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  New  York,  Rhode  Island,  and  Massachusetts. 

Bulletin  No.  168.- — The  State  Engineer  and  His  Relation  to  Irrigation. 
By  R.  P.  Teele,  Expert  in  Irrigation  Institutions,  Irrigation  Inves- 
tigations, Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  99,  fig.  1.     Price  15 
cents. 
In  the  arid  region  of  the  United  States,  whatever  there  is  of  public  control  over 
the  use  of  water  in  irrigation  is  centered  in  the  office  of  State  engineer  in  the  various 
States.     This  bulletin  discusses  the  whole  subject  of  public  control  of  the  use  of 
water,  sketching  the  history  of  such  control  in  the  various  States  and  giving  its 
present  status  and  efficiency. 

Bulletin    No.    172. — Irrigation    in   Montana.     By    Samuel    Fortier, 
assisted  by  A.  P.  Stover  and  J.  S.  Baker.     Pp.  100,  figs.  18.     Price 
15  cents. 
This  bulletin  is  the  result  of  a  study  of  typical  sections  of  Montana,  made  for 

the  purpose  of  determining  the  status  and  possibilities  of  irrigation  in  that  State.     It 

covers  ditch  construction,  agricultural  practice,  ditch  management,  seepage  losses, 

return  seepage,  and  public  control  of  streams. 

Bulletin  No.  177. — Evaporation  Losses  in  Irrigation  and  Water 
Requirements  of  Crops.  By  S.  Fortier.  Pp.  64,  pis.  2,  figs.  19. 
Price  10  cents. 

This  contains  the  results  of  tank  experiments  to  determine  the  quantities  of 
water  evaporated  from  soils  which  receive  various  cultural  treatments  and  to  which 
the  water  was  applied  at  different  depths;  it  contains  also  a  few  experiments  on  the 
quantities  of  water  consumed  by  plants. 

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Bulletin  No.    179. — Small  Reservoirs  in  Wyoming,   Montana,   and 

South  Dakota.     By  F.  C.  Herrmann.     Pp.   100,  pis.  8,  figs.  13. 

Price  20  cents. 

This  bulletin  contains  the  description  of  a  number  of  reservoirs  which  have  been 

built  on  the  plains  for  storage  of  storm  waters  for  irrigation  and  for  stock  water.     It 

describes  methods  of  construction  and  gives  costs  and  returns  from  the  use  of  water. 

Bulletin  No.  181. — Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumping  Plants  in  California. 
By  J.  N.  Le  Conte  and  C.  E.  Tait.     Pp.  72,  figs.  4.     Price  10  cents. 
This  gives  the  results  of  tests  of  a  large  number  of  pumping  plants  in  use  for 
irrigation  in  southern  California. 

Bulletin  No.  183. — Mechanical  Tests  of  Pumps  and  Pumping  Plants 
Used  for  Irrigation  and  Drainage  in  Louisiana  in  1905  and  1906. 
By  W.  B.  Gregory.     Pp.  72,  figs.  4.     Price  15  cents. 
This  contains  the  results  of  tests  of  a  number  of  the  large  pumping  plants  in 

use  in  Louisiana.     These  are  among  the  largest  pumps  used  for  irrigation  in  the 

United  States,  and  in  general  they  use  crude  oil  for  fuel,  making  the  tests  of  especial 

interest  on  account  of  these  unusual  conditions. 

Bulletin  No.   188. — Irrigation  in  the  Yakima  Vallej-,  Washington. 
By  S.  O.  Jayne.     Pp.  89,  pis.  2,  figs.  4.     Price  15  cents. 
This  bulletin  describes  the  irrigation  works  in  the  Yakima  Valley,  Washington, 
and  discusses  the  water  supply,  water  rights,  crops,  and  opportunities  for  settlement. 

Bulletin  No.  190. — Irrigation  in  Northern  Italy — Part  II.  By  Elwood 
Mead.     Pp.  86,  pis.  4,  figs.  2.     Price  15  cents. 

Part  I  of  this  report  is  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  Bulletin  No.  144.  Part  II 
covers  the  section  watered  by  the  Adda  and  Adige  rivers,  and  deals  especially  with 
the  operation  of  irrigation  laws,  and  the  organization  for  the  operation  of  irrigation 
works. 

Bulletin  No.  191. — Tests  of  Internal  Combustion  Engines  on  Alcohol 
Fuel.  By  C.  E.  Lucke  and  S.  M.  Woodward.  Pp.  89,  pis.  20,  figs. 
13.     Price  20  cents. 

This  bulletin  gives  the  detailed  results  of  tests  of  alcohol  fuel  in  internal  com- 
bustion engines  made  for  the  use  of  gasoline  and  kerosene. 

Bulletin  No.  192. — Irrigation  and  Drainage  Laws  of  Italy.  Trans- 
lated by  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.  100.     Price  15  cents. 

This  bulletin  contains  the  texts  of  the  general  irrigation  and  drainage  laws  of  Italy 
and  the  regulations  for  putting  them  into  effect. 

CIKCULARS. 

*Circular'No.  48. — What  the  Department  of  Agriculture  is  Doing  for 
Irrigation.  By  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations, 
Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  4. 

^Circular  No.  58. — Irrigation  in  the  Valley  of  Lost  River,  Idaho.     By 
Albert  Eugene  Wright,  Agent  and  Expert,  Irrigation  Investiga- 
tions, Office  of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  24. 
^Circular  No.  59. — Progress  Report  of  Cooperative  Irrigation  Inves- 
tigations in  California.     By  S.  Fortier.     Pp.  23. 
^Circular  No.  63. — The  Work  of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  in 
Irrigation  and  Drainage.     Pp.  31. 
This  is  the  testimony  of  A.  C.  True,  Director  of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations, 
and  of  Elwood  Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations  of  the  Office, 
before  the  Committee  on  Irrigation  of  Arid  Lands  of  the  United  States  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, at  a  hearing  held  February  11,  1905.     It  is  a  general  statement  of  the 
work  done  by  the  Office,  both  as  to  character  and  location. 

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Circular  No.  65. — Irrigation  from  Upper  Snake  River,  Idaho.  By 
H.  G.  Raschbacher.     Pp.  16,  fig.  1. 

Circular  No.  67. — Investigations  of  Irrigation  Practice  in  Oregon.  By 
A.  P.  Stover,  Irrigation  Engineer,  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office 
of  Experiment  Stations.     Pp.  30,  figs.  4. 

SEPARATES. 

*Rise  and  Future  of  Irrigation  in  the  United  States.  By  Elwood 
Mead,  Expert  in  Charge  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of 
Experiment  Stations.  Pp.  iii,  591-612,  pis.  5.  (Reprint  from 
Yearbook,  1899.) 

*Some  Typical  Reservoirs  in  the  Rocky  Mountain  States.  By  Elwood 
Mead,  Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Sta- 
tions.    Pp.  iv,  415-430,  pis.  8.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1901.) 

♦Preparing  Land  for  Irrigation.     By  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.  239-250,  pis. 
2,  figs.  5.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1903.) 
Discusses  implements,  methods,  and  cost. 

♦Potato  Culture  near  Greeley,  Colo.    By  J.  Max  Clark.     Pp.  31 1-322, 

figs.  6.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1904.) 
The  Relation  of  Irrigation  to  Dry  Farming.     By  Elwood  Mead,  Chief 

of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment 

Stations.     Pp.  iv,  423-438.     (Reprint  from  Yearbook,  1905.) 
*The  Scope  and  Purpose  of  the  Irrigation  Investigations  of  the  Office 

of  Experiment  Stations.     By  Elwood  Mead,  Irrigation  Expert  in 

Charge.     Pp.  iv,  317-327,  pis.  4.     (Reprint  from  Annual  Report  of 

Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1901.) 
Review  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for   1902.     By  Elwood  Mead, 

Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations. 

Pp.  iv,  359-385,  pis.  6.     (Reprint  from  Annual  Report  of  Office  of 

Experiment  Stations  for  1902.) 
Review  of  Irrigation  Investigations  for  1903.     By  Elwood  Mead, 

Chief  of  Irrigation  Investigations,  Office  of  Experiment  Stations. 

Pp.  iv,  469-502,  pis.  6.     (Reprint  from  Annual  Report  of  Office  of 

Experiment  Stations  for  1903.) 
Report  of  Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations,  1904.     By  Elwood 

Mead,  Chief.     Pp.  iv,  425-472.     (Reprint  from  Annual  Report  of 

Office  of  Experiment  Stations  for  1904.) 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Irrigation  and  Drainage  Investigations  of  the  Office  of  Experiment 
Stations.     By  R.  P.  Teele.     Pp.  23,  pis.  2. 
A  general  account  intended  primarily  for  distribution  at  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition. 

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